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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.57
দেহত্যাগাদি যত, সব — তমো-ধর্ম ।
তমো-রজো-ধর্মে কৃষ্ণের না পাইয়ে মর্ম ॥ ৫৭ ॥
deha-tyāgādi yata, saba — tamo-dharma
tamo-rajo-dharme kṛṣṇera nā pāiye marma
“Acts such as suicide are influenced by the mode of ignorance, and in ignorance and passion one cannot understand who Kṛṣṇa is.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Acts such as suicide are influenced by the mode of ignorance.
In ignorance and passion, one cannot understand who Kṛṣṇa is.
The surrounding teaching directs us toward devotional service, not giving up the body, as the way to awaken love for Kṛṣṇa.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Sanātana Gosvāmī, “Your decision to commit suicide is the result of the mode of ignorance. One cannot get love of God simply by committing suicide.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love for krsna”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I turn my attention toward devotional service rather than actions rooted in ignorance?
Set aside a quiet minute today to offer a prayer to Kṛṣṇa for understanding.
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